BOTINDO Metal Tomato Garden Stakes,48" Sturdy Steel Plant Green Sticks, Plastic Coated Stake Post, Yard Plant Support Cage for Potted Plants, Tomatoes, Trees, Cucumber, Fences, Beans, Pack of 25

I ended up using these stakes in a bit of an unconventional way: to create a dog barrier between two areas of my yard. I didn’t use any netting. Instead, I hammered them into the ground about six inches apart to form a row. The pointed tips made it easy to get them into place, and they held firm once in the ground. Compared to the wooden or bamboo stakes I’ve tried before, these are way stronger and more durable. They’re definitely not going anywhere and should last a long time. While they’re meant for other uses, they worked exactly as I needed. Great quality and no compromises on performance.

These stakes have the heft of a thick, rebar-like metal rod that is covered in a green rubber (or plastic) material but with a bit more flex. They're like a cross between rebar and those fiberglass poles that are used to mark the edges of roads and paths in alpine areas, like ski resorts, so, not as rigid as rebar or as flexible as fiberglass, but somewhere in between. Much stronger and more durable than bamboo, but, thanks to the slight flex, I think they're better for staking young trees than wooden stakes, which can be too rigid for the tree to develop a strong trunk. 57" is longer than I need for most uses, but it's great not having to re-stake a plant that grew taller than expected and I find the height drives me to stake plants vertically, so, as an example, my tomatoes and squash get much better airflow than they would in a traditional cage or lying on the ground. I have even tried using them to aerate my lawn. I used to use a Pro Plugger in combination with a dethatching mower, but I was worried about my puppy twisting her paw in the larger holes left by a Pro Plugger (fantastic and I still use it for other purposes, just not my lawn). These stakes are similar in diameter to a Yard Butler, but the rubber coating helps them slide in and out easier and make holes that are a lot deeper, like the Pro Plugger.

Very sturdy. I was able to get it into my garden beds pretty easily without a mallet due to the pointed ends.

Excellent for staking vegetables and plants that climb. I’d like them a bit longer tho. They are easy to use and quick to stake.

Tried using these for small sunflowers that were supposed to grow only 6 feet tall. Everything was going well until a bunch of sunflowers surpassed 10 feet and 20+ lbs in weight. Swirling winds of 70 mph sure did a number on them. These lightweight garden stakes were never meant for such heavy plants. Each stake while durable only weighs a few ounces. Something important I learned recently, plants can grow a lot taller and wider than expected. A seed packet only tells you the average height. A lot depends on weather, sun, spacing, and soil conditions. For that reason, I would not recommend using these stakes for any sunflower variety. These are perfect for staking smaller plants like Zinnias and Cosmos. Heavy winds will wreck your plants if left to fend for themselves. We have had a lot of high wind days so far this summer. Without tying our plants to something, most would have been completely wrecked. Some probably don't like that these green garden stakes wobble quite a bit but that is actually good for the plant. Wind strengthens them. Without wind most of your plants would grow up having very weak stems. A stake is meant to assist the plant making sure it doesn't fall completely over destroying it's roots.